aureliam

Image
Aurelia Mouzet
aureliam@arizona.edu
Office Hours
Mon & Wed 9:45-10:45am and by appointment
Mouzet, Aurelia
Associate Professor

Dr. Aurélia Mouzet received a Ph.D. in Francophone Studies from the University of Missouri-Columbia and a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from the University of Western Paris. Her research focuses on the intersection of myths, religion, and politics in literature, theatre, and cinema of the Black Atlantic. Dr. Mouzet's first monograph, published by Classiques Garnier in 2023, analyzes the flows of transatlantic cultural exchange between Africa and its diasporas as revealed by the « devenir-mythe » of Moses. By articulating the concepts of Black Atlantic and Literary Atlantic, she argues for the elaboration of a library of the Literary Black Atlantic. Based on a corpus of Francophone, Anglophone, and Hispanophone novels, the book proposes to see how the reversal of the biblical myth of Moses allows writers to question its liberating potential and the power of literature with regard to Black experiences. She is currently working on a documentary film that investigates the impact of racism on communities of the black Atlantic. She is also the founding director of Talk-it-OUT! , a forum theatre program designed to enhance learning and increase student ownership in the classroom, foster dialogue on social, political, and cultural issues of our time, as well as build bridges among communities by producing audacious work from - and for - a diversity of voices.

 

 

Currently Teaching

FREN 593 – Internship

Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.

Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.

FREN 285 – Secrets of the Past: Myths, Theater, and Popular Culture (France, USA and the Black Atlantic)

How do theatre and cinema inform the quest for social justice? Can artistic practices, actors, and products become catalysts for social change? Secrets of the Past: Myths, Theater, and Popular Culture (France, USA, and the Black Atlantic) explores how filmmakers and playwrights in France, the United States, and the Black Atlantic have used myths and/or mythological figures (Oedipus, Don Juan, the Noble Savage, etc.) to convey human experiences, question notions of power, privilege, and social (in)justice(s), and impact the world we live in. This course will introduce students to canonical works of French theatre, American cinema, and Black Atlantic theatre and cinema. Students will learn elements of storytelling, identify filmmakers' and playwrights' strategies and approaches, and consider the role of theatre and cinema in finding solutions to local and global challenges. Taught in English.

FREN 410 – Film and Fiction

Enhances skills to process information that promotes the understanding and interpretation of the target culture.